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Continuing in joy

SUNDAY MASSENTRANCE ANTIPHON:O sing a new song to the Lord; sing to the Lord, all the earth. In his presence are majesty and splendour, strength and honour in his holy place.FIRST READING: Jonah 3:1-5,10.RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Psalm 25.RESPONSE:O Lord, make me know your ways.1. O Lord, make me know your ways. Teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth, and teach me; for you are the God of my salvation. ℟2. Remember your compassion, O Lord, and your merciful love, for they are from of old. in your merciful love remember me, because of your goodness, O Lord. ℟3. Good and upright is the Lord; he shows the way to sinners. He guides the humble in right judgement; to the humble he teaches his way. ℟SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31.GOSPEL ACCLAMATION:Alleluia, alleluia! The kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the Gospel. Alleluia.GOSPEL: Mark 1:14-20.COMMUNION ANTIPHON:Look towards the Lord and be radiant; let your faces not be abashed.

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QUITE OFTEN you hear the comment made, somewhere around Christmas time, that it is a pity that the Christmas

spirit doesn’t continue for the whole year. By this is meant the spirit of goodwill and neighbourliness which surfaces for the great season of Christmas.

Sometimes the more cynical among us dismiss Christmas as a ‘season for children’ — and so it is: the season for the children of God! Perhaps we could spend a few moments thinking about what it means to be children. After all, Jesus did say that ‘unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever becomes humble like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me.’ (Matthew 3:3)

One person who took the trouble to meditate on what Jesus meant by ‘children’ was the Jesuit, Karl Rahner, in his essay on spiritual childhood. So often children are the discounted ones in society. Certainly they were in the time of Jesus. Children in the ancient world only became ‘human beings’ once they became adults. A father had complete control over the lives of his children and they were seen as part of his belongings. So Jesus telling people to become as children would have been shocking to his hearers. And today still in many cultures, grownups tend to look down on children… ‘children should be seen and not heard.’

Rahner points out that we tend to see

childhood as a short stage on the way to ‘real life,’ adult life being the measure of all things. However the child is in fact the man, the woman, already. Everything you are to be is already present in the

child. Childhood has its own relationship to God, proper to its time of life. It has its own value. Morning is not merely a preparation for evening.

Bu t J e sus i s not pointing to the inno-cence of a child when he tells us to become as children. He is saying something far more important. Children are dependent on others and are comfortable and happy in their dependence. They are carefree because they trust their parents to provide. They trust in

their parents’ love and forgiveness. They know that they have nothing of themselves to claim their parents’ love and help, but they trust that their love will guarantee their kindness and help. Children are full of wonder and openness.

In adolescence we kick at dependence. We want to earn love and respect and to deserve it. To become children again — to rediscover the child who is still part of us — is to realise that we are completely dependent on God, to recognise that all that we are is gif t from God, that we can never earn his love, to trust that we are loved anyway… and to be at home in the arms of his love.

If we could live our whole year like this, our whole lives, the world would be a different place — the Kingdom would truly be among us.

Jesus and the children. Stained glass window detail in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles.

From poster projects to prayer prompts , t h i s e n g a g i n g a n d meaningful collection of activities spans the church seasons from Advent and Christmas to Lent, the Triduum, Easter and Ordinary T ime . You ’ l l f i nd a var iet y of projec t s , ideas , and prompts t o a c c o m m o d a t e many learning styles, p e r s o n a l i t i e s , a g e groups, and settings.

Live the Word T H E W E E K A H E A D

(KEY: SOLEMNITY; FEAST; Memorial; (Optional Memorial)Dc=Deacon; M=Martyr; B=Bishop; D=Doctor; V=Virgin

Mon 22 Jan (St Vincent, DcM)2 Samuel 5:1-7.10; Psalm 89; Mark 3:22-30Do you ever have those days when it takes that extra bit of effort (and grace, perhaps) to get started, but once you do and you get over yourself you realise that there is no place you’d rather be.

Sun 28 Jan 4TH SUNDAY OF THE YEARDeuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95; Mark 1:21-28We may have mastered many of the mysteries of the universe and of nature – many more than we ever thought we would – but we have not yet come close to conquering the mystery within ourselves.

Sat 27 Jan (St Angela Merici, V) 2 Samuel 12:1-7.10-17; Psalm 51; Mark 4:35-41Have you ever wondered why we have two ears and one mouth? Perhaps it is God’s way of saying to us to listen twice as much as we talk! Apply this to your prayer, and practice being quiet in God’s presence…

Fri 26 Jan Ss Timothy & Titus, Bs2 Timothy 1:1-8; Psalm 96; Luke 10:1-9In answer to Jesus’ question, perhaps it’s time for us to write our own parable of the kingdom of God. Will your kingdom provide comforting shade? Will your kingdom be open to everyone? Be creative.

Thu 25 Jan CONVERSION OF ST PAULActs 22:3-16; Psalm 117; Mark 16:15-18When you are criticised about something you do or say, try to listen to your inner reaction to it. Hear your ego say, “That’s not true. You don’t understand me.” and you will know how well-defended your ego is.

Wed 24 Jan St Francis de Sales, BD2 Samuel 7:4-17; Psalm 89; Mark 4:1-20Our good soil will reveal to us the beautiful and receptive places in our lives, if we start spending time with it. Deep within you there is a wise place. It’s where the Sower lives. You can live there too.

Tue 23 Jan Liturgy of the Day2 Samuel 6:12-15.17-19; Psalm 24; Mark 3:31-35Too often we expect God to just intervene in our lives when we are struggling, to change things. But perhaps God is with us already, waiting for us to rise to the occasion, or to take our own actions to change things.

HOLY REDEEMER PARISH

Parish Priest: Fr Gerard McCabe C.Ss.R parishpriest@holyredeemer.co.za

Assistants: Fr Scott Davidson C.Ss.R and Fr Charles Mulenga C.Ss.R

20 / 21 January 2018 ~ THIRD SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

PAGE: 655 in New Sunday Missal. Year B. THEME: How to Answer the Call of Christ

WEEKEND SUNDAY MASS TIMES :

SATURDAY: 6.00pm

SUNDAY: 7.00am, 9.00am, 11.00am and 6.00pm

FRENCH MASS: SUNDAYS: 1.30pm

DAILY MASS TIMES:

MON to FRI: 6.15am (or Communion Service)

MON to SAT: 8.30am

MORNING PRAYER: MON to FRI at 8.00am

ROSARY: WEDNESDAY after 8.30am Mass

CONFESSION TIMES:

THURSDAY: 7.00 to 7.30pm

SATURDAY: 9.00 to 10.00am & 5.00 to 5.55pm

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT:

MONDAY to FRIDAY: 9.00am to 9.00pm

except THURSDAY: 9.00am to 7.30pm

NOVENA & BENEDICTION:

TO OUR MOTHER OF PERPETUAL HELP

THURSDAY: 7.30pm

NORMAL WORSHIP TIMES

CONTACTS

Bergvliet Road, Bergvliet, 7945

021 712-2210 or712-1181

021 712-4271

9.00am to 3.00pm Monday to Friday

parish@holyredeemer.co.za

www.holyredeemer.co.za

ricardo1duncan@gmail.com

Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, Bergvliet

Catholic Counselling

Network

Need somewhere to talk that is safe, where there is total confidentiality and where you will not be judged?

Contact one of our trained counsellors

Cynthia Wiese: On leave

Annette Milner: 021 715-8177

St. Vincent de Paul Society assists the areas poor.

If you need help / assistance / a visit contact the SVDP pres-ident on 083 450-5479. The matter will be dealt with in confidence.

WEEKLY DIARY MASS INTENTIONS

Jan 22 Mon 6.15am Private Intentions - 8.30am George Sutter - Healing

Jan 23 Tues Care & Craft after 8.30am Mass Edna Cottle room Charismatic Praise & Worship 7.30pm Room 1

6.15am Private Intentions 8.30am Moira Dreyer - Thanksgiving

Jan 24 Wed Alpha Course 7pm Parish centre 6.15am Philippe Souchon - Rip 8.30am Pat Benjamin - Birthday

Jan 25 Thurs Novena 7.30pm in the Church 6.15am Private Intentions 8.30am George Sutter - Healing

Jan 26 Fri 6.15am Private Intentions 8.30am Private Intentions

Jan 27 Sat. 8.30am Gregory Pregnalato - Rip 6.00pm Carl William Malherbe - Rip

Jan 28 Sun FOURTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME Theme: Jesus the Expected Prophet PAGE: 658 in New Sunday Missal. Year B

7.00am Thanksgiving 9.00am Jenny Koen - 70th Birthday 11.00am Parishioners 6.00pm Mortuary List

(A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST— CONTINUED)

Never Go To Bed Angry: Hugs Can Help

"My advice is never to let the day end without making peace in the family. And how am I going to make peace? By getting down on my knees? No! Just by a small gesture, a little something, and harmony within your family will be restored. Just a little caress, no words are necessary."

Try To Find Your Partner Beautiful And Lovable ... Even When They Make It Hard

"Loving another person involves the joy of contemplating and appreciating their innate beauty and sacredness, which is greater than my needs. This enables me to seek their good even when they cannot belong to me, or when they are no longer physically appealing but intrusive and annoying."

Don't Hold Grudges

"Irritableness or resentment is a violent reaction within, a hidden irritation that sets us on edge where others are concerned, as if they were troublesome or threatening and thus to be avoided. To nurture such interior hostility helps no one. It only causes hurt and alienation."

Trust Is Key

"This goes beyond simply presuming that the other is not lying or cheating. ... It means we do not have to control the other person, to follow their every step lest they escape our grip. Love trusts, it sets free, it does not try to control, possess and dominate everything. This freedom, which fosters independence, an openness to the world around us and to new experiences, can only enrich and expand relationships."

Remember: Love Takes Work

"It is not helpful to dream of an idyllic and perfect love needing no stimulus to grow. A celestial notion of earthly love forgets that the best is yet to come, that fine wine matures with age. ... It is much healthier to be realistic about our limits, defects and imperfections, and to respond to the call to grow together, to bring love to maturity and to strengthen the union, come what may."

We ask God’s blessings on all our married couples and their families throughout this coming year.

Fr Gerard, CSsR

A WORD FROM YOUR PARISH PRIEST

We are already back into the full swing of things with the schools open again, and life getting back to normal after the Christmas season. Already this year we have lost some good and beloved parishioners, who have gone home to God. Each death of a parishioner brings sorrow to me, but I also know the joys of baptisms and weddings. Such is the rhythm of life. I would like today to reflect a little on the gift of married love. Despite the difficulties faced in any marriage, our parish is sustained by so many loving married couples and their families. Marriage is always built around faith, hope and love. It is Jesus who sustains all human love. As I do so frequently, I would like to offer you some words from Pope Francis on the gift of married love. This is not because I am being lazy, but because his teaching is always grounded in a deep spirituality. Here are some of his reflections on the married life:

Make Time For One Another, Even If You're Busy

"Love needs time and space; everything else is secondary. Time is needed to talk things over, to embrace leisurely, to share plans, to listen to one other and gaze in each other's eyes, to appreciate one another and to build a stronger relationship. Sometimes the frenetic pace of our society and the pressures of the workplace create problems. At other times, the problem is the lack of quality time together, sharing the same room without one even noticing the other."

Sometimes, Just Listen

"Instead of offering an opinion or advice, we need to be sure that we have heard everything the other person has to say. ... Often the other spouse does not need a solution to his or her problems, but simply to be heard, to feel that someone has acknowledged their pain, their disappointment, their fear, their anger, their hopes and their dreams."

Accept Your Partner's Shortcomings

"It does not matter if they hold me back, if they unsettle my plans, or annoy me by the way they act or think, or if they are not everything I want them to be. Love always has an aspect of deep compassion that leads to accepting the other person as part of this world, even when he or she acts differently than I would like."

Be Generous With Their Imperfections

"We have to realize that all of us are a complex mixture of light and shadows. The other person is much more than the sum of the little things that annoy me. Love does not have to be perfect for us to value it. The other person loves me as best they can, with all their limits, but the fact that love is imperfect does not mean that it is untrue or unreal."

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2nd COLLECTION

This week: None

DRIVERS To collect new lift rosters

PARISH YEAR PLANNER

Ministries/societies/fundraising groups:

please advise the Parish Secretary of dates

for future meetings/events for 2018,

irrespective of whether you have had

meetings in 2017. Only notices received

from LEADERS will be accepted.

E-mail: parish@holyredeemer.co.za

SICK LIST

2017 list will be deleted at the end of Jan

To move a name from the 2017 T0 2018 list, advise the Office or SMS the name to 063 698-5321

CARE & CRAFT MEETING Tuesday 23 January after 8.30am Mass

Venue - Edna Cottle room

CHARISMATIC PRAISE & WORSHIP

Tuesday 23 January 7.30pm

Venue - Room 1

ALPHA COURSE

Wednesday 24 January 7.00pm

Venue - Parish Centre

BAPTISM INSTRUCTION

Saturday 3 February 1.00 to 4.30 pm. Venue - Parish Centre

BAPTISM CEREMONY

Sunday 11 February after 11.00am Mass.

PROCLAIMERS OF THE WORD MEETING

Tuesday 6 February 7.30pm Venue - Boardroom

Available from the Repository

• New Stock - Faith themed gift items

• Various Advent Reflections

• Gods Word Daily Reflections for 2018

• Liturgical Calendars for 2018

• Sunday Reflections for 2018

MATRIC RESULTS BUMPER ISSUE

1. SA’s Church 200th Anniversary plans

2. Music teacher on winning TV talent show

3. Where theology comes with a beer

4. Keeping teens safe on the Internet

5. New column: The trick in answering God’s call

THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL: Stop the bullying

ANNOUNCEMENTS

REPOSITORY

KICK-OFF SUNDAY - 28 JANUARY

The 9am & 11am Masses will be combined – Mass will take place at 10am. Registration for Catechetics & Life teen confirmation in Parish centre after Mass. Alpha selling bacon/egg rolls.

FOURTH YEAR CONFIRMATION

There will be an important meeting for potential 4th year Confirmation Candidates, their parents and sponsors on Thursday, 25th January 2018 from 6.00pm - 7.15pm.

LIFE TEEN 2018 KICK OFF ON SUNDAY - 4 FEBRUARY

It will start with a Youth Mass at 18h00 followed by the Life Night. All candidates are expected to attend.

Are you looking for answers to any of these

questions?

What is the point of life?

Is life worth exploring?

What happens when I die?

Is God interested in me?

Then join us @ Holy Redeemer, Bergvliet

on Wednesday 24 January 2018 @ 7pm.

The Alpha course can help answer them for you!

For further info contact: Paul Miles at pmiles@sweetvalleyprimary.co.za

or on 0829315546, check out the Holy Redeemer website

or chat to an Alpha Group member.

Registration forms are in the repository of the church or register online!

A PRAYER FOR MARRIED COUPLES

O God, we want to live our life together with you and always to

continue it with you.

Help us never to hurt and never to grieve each other.

Help us to share all our works, all our hopes, all our dreams, all

our successes, all our failures, all our joys and all our sorrows.

Help us to have no secrets from each other so that we may be

truly one.

Keep us always true to each other, and grant that all the years

ahead may draw us ever closer to each other.

Grant that nothing may ever come between us and nothing may

ever make us ever drift apart. And as we live with each other, help

us to live with you, so that our love may grow perfect in your love,

for you are the God whose name is love.

This we ask for your love’s sake.

Amen

Monica Arendse

Fr Anderson

Lily Ball

Dylan Berry

Fr Duncan Blackie

Jack Brownrigg

Justin Brownrigg

Peter Buser

Gloriana Cloete

Alvin Cozett

Magdalena Cozett

Trevor de Beer

Wilf de Hahn

Mr Doidge

Christian Engelbrecht

Desmond Fernandez

Dawn Forsdyk

Isabella Gabriel

Jose Santos Gomes

Fred Harrison

Aiden Lee Hendricks

Rita Hendricks

Dale Heynes

Dawn Heynes

Russell Heynes

Jean Kennedy

Marcel le Breton

Gerald Louw

Geraldine Malander

Eleanor McDuma

Brian McEvoy

Elaine Neethling

Rosetta Orgill

Kathleen Pereira

Sylvia Peters

Albert Petersen

Carris Pietersen

Lindsey Pietersen

Sabastian Rodgers

Dorothy Slayne

David Jude Van

Schoor

Jack Whitwam

Margie Wilhelm

Eileen(Fr Gerard sister)

NOVENA TO OUR MOTHER OF

PERPETUAL HELP

Thursday evening at 7.30pm

Place your special Prayer Intentions &

Thanksgivings in the box at the back

of the Church.

Also at www.holyredeemer.co.za

PRAY FOR OUR SICK

TO MOVE A NAME FROM 2017 T0 2018 LIST ADVISE OFFICE OR SMS NAME TO 063 698-5321

2017 LIST WILL BE DELETED AT THE END OF JANUARY

2017 SICK LIST

Keith Gomez

Peter Hansen

Kerry Heideman

Fr Lunney

Elaine Neethling

Monty Pasqualie

Shirley Pasqualie

Ernest Peskin

Wynand Rinkwest

Elaine Roode

Lionel September

Vera Steyn

2018 SICK LIST

ADORATION CHAPEL

A warm Welcome Back to all members of our Adoration Community on Monday 22nd January when we open for 2018 at 9.00am

Please notify your Shift Leader if there are any changes in your attendance time otherwise we look forward to everyone slotting back into their routine schedule as for last Year.

Visitors are welcome to join us at any time during Adoration which runs from 9.00am to 9.00pm Monday to Friday except Thursday when we close at 7.30pm for Novena.

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PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED

Eddie Samuels - RIP

Sam Louw - RIP